Digital education opening turquoise horizons. International STCW standards, a live simulation environment and a global career trajectory.
An academy on the Caspian shore built on a maritime education tradition dating back to 1881 — international standards, real sea experience and global career prospects at one address.
Our 144-year routeThe school with the deepest maritime-education roots in the Caspian region — generations of experience live on in today’s teaching.
Curricula follow IMO convention requirements — your knowledge is valid in fleets worldwide.
In the bridge and engine-room simulation centre you live through hundreds of real scenarios before ever going to sea.
Internship programmes with leading shipping companies — theory becomes a profession on deck.
English-language modules, exchange programmes, dormitory and adaptation support — for international students, from day one.
The career centre prepares graduates for the global labour market — the seafaring profession knows no borders.
Tradition, international standards and real results: numbers tell the academy’s story best.
A generation of professional seafarers serving in the world’s fleets.
Professional certificates issued per STCW requirements.
Real training scenarios for the bridge and engine room.
Collaboration with universities and leading shipping companies.
Choice across bachelor’s and master’s levels.
Employment rate of recent graduates.
Figures are updated for the 2025/2026 academic year; values confirmed by official reports are finalised before publication.
ADDA doesn’t end with the timetable. From the sea club to the innovation space, from sports leagues to the festival stage — there is a whole ecosystem here for your skills, friendships and interests.
Open hours of the simulation centre, an AI lab and a makerspace — turn an idea into a prototype.
ADDA cooperates with 47+ universities, maritime academies and international bodies across 5 continents. IAMU membership, Erasmus+ mobility and the TURMARIN regional network open a global education trajectory for our students — graduates work in world fleets, international ports and IMO structures.
Istanbul · Varna · Gdynia · Rotterdam · Southampton · Tokyo · Shanghai · Alexandria · Constanța
“The sea teaches that a bigger world lies beyond the horizon — we teach the way to that world.”
